Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 4, 2024

However, inclusive access and equitable access aren’t the only models that automatically charge students a fee for their course materials. If a large number of institutions were ever to adopt ZTC policies – that is, if a large number of institution became free-riders – much of the broader OER ecosystem could collapse.

OER 91

OER Advocacy Policies Course 91

Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Benjamin Herold of Education Week has put together a real cracker of a series on the challenges of ensuring school broadband access in rural communities – and how E-rate (pre- and post-modernization) is helping to address the situation. We should demand more of our political leaders and from our education advocacy organizations.

Broadband 261

Broadband E-rate Accessibility Advocacy 261

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

As a part of this initiative, MAP Growth data will transfer seamlessly into DMAC , enhancing this valuable tool used by Texas educators by providing quicker access to student data that supports instruction and student achievement. Portland, Ore., We’re excited to have MAP Growth available for ESC 7 districts.

Data 99

Data Accessibility Education Advocacy 99

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2021

A study found that the policy boosted diversity on campuses by 1 percentage point, on average. But researchers are finding that the test-optional policy isn’t substantially raising the share of low-income students or students of color at colleges that have tried it.

Policies 131

Policies Study Advocacy Groups 131

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Offering every high school student access to college-level courses while in high school is one critical way to do so. Data and research show that access to college coursework while in high school increases college enrollment, success and graduation rates and has a positive impact on academic performance.

Advocacy 90

Advocacy Policies Education Course 90

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In one of the lessons , students accessed the Agriculture Department’s Food Access Research Atlas to locate food deserts in their city. The location students identified had to be strategically located for equitable access, accounting for the needs of community members most limited by transportation and low economic support.

Analysis 165

Analysis Advocacy Policies Accessibility 165

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

The findings, based on surveys conducted last spring by the RAND Corporation, shed light on the uneven access students have to advanced math classes in middle school, which can have lasting effects on their higher education and job prospects. Historically, students from low-income families have had less access to algebra in eighth grade, too.

Survey 102

Survey Elementary Policies Report 102

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It is the newest addition to SETDA’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Collection , available for access in their OER Commons site. “As Microsoft is committed to increasing access to cybersecurity tools to help schools address this challenge. About SETDA SETDA is the principal association representing U.S.

Resources 86

Resources Microsoft Advocacy OER 86

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It provides an update on national and state-level computer science education policy, including policy trends, maps, state summaries, and implementation data. Highlights related to access and participation: • 2023 is the year of the largest growth in the percentage of high schools offering foundational computer science since 2018.

Report 87

Report Policies Education Advocacy 87

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 21, 2023

At some point over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) advocacy in US higher education became zero textbook costs (ZTC) advocacy. This is why I refer to this line of advocacy as “free no matter the cost.” There are plenty of practical reasons why this might have happened.

OER 108

OER Advocacy Outcomes Instructional Materials 108

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Department of Education aims to highlight that disparity and many other inequities in the use and design of ed tech, as well as access to it. We want to create a sense of urgency to continue to close those gaps,” said Roberto Rodriguez, assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development.

Digital Divide 88

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 88

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

And the bills acknowledge the fact that other higher ed policy proposals currently on the table, including making community colleges tuition-free , might not be enough to get some students across the finish line. There’s a special emphasis in the new College Completion Fund plan as presented by Sen.

Advocacy 178

Advocacy Policies Course Accessibility 178

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, 39 percent of schools reported that lack of access to licensed professionals and mental health funding were major roadblocks to their efforts supporting student mental health. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year.

Resources 174

Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 174

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One cohort member, the United Way of Greater Cincinnati (UWGC), has been advancing ACP advocacy work in southwest Ohio and the tri-state area. By 2025, we aim to increase digital access by 5 percent, with a particular focus on families with low incomes. We realized that advocacy would be a critical piece of the puzzle.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Broadband Libraries Policies 101

eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The new statistics come from the 2021 State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy , released by Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance.

Advocacy 100

Advocacy Analysis Data Policies 100

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2021

After nearly a decade of organizing, advocacy, planning and hand-wringing, we passed a Preschool for All initiative. To say we’re proud of those policy achievements would be an understatement. Either way, the research affirms that how we centered these made a real difference in the policy and victory.

Policies 174

Policies Advocacy Strategy Groups 174

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Many students do not have access to the resources needed to address their mental and emotional concerns, and they do not have the proper tools to deal with everything they go through in their lives. In marginalized communities, where access to mental health support is often limited and stigmatized , restorative justice can be a lifeline.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy System Accessibility STEM 98

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

On April 1, the same day the council launched, the Department of Education announced proposed rules that would make it easier for colleges to offer new models for online programs, and also allow more kinds of higher education providers access to aid money, reports the Washington Post.

Advocacy 125

Advocacy Groups Education Online Learning 125

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For years, the parent advocacy group worked tirelessly to influence education policy and practices in Oakland. Young had already built considerable credibility with the district through earlier advocacy work and a city-wide literacy campaign conducted by the parent-powered organization.

Advocacy 164

Advocacy Trends Groups Meeting 164

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2023

This collection will ensure equitable access to resources that will allow all of our students, staff, and families to celebrate themselves and others through the Latino stories and voices captured within these text sets and instructional materials.” For more information visit: [link] For more information about ALAS, visit [link].

Instructional Materials 96

Instructional Materials Advocacy Professional Learning Libraries 96

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

That’s because the federal policy that has, for the past 10 years, given immigrant youth who lack permanent legal status in the U.S. Not all, but in many states, they don't have access to a higher education,” Phillip Connor, senior demographer at FWD.us, tells EdSurge.

Analysis 132

Analysis Policies Advocacy Report 132

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 29, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated over $45 billion to states for broadband deployment through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act (DEA) programs. Building on that advocacy, EducationSuperHighway has established the No Home Left Offline Coalition.

Broadband 52

Broadband Digital Divide Advocacy Policies 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The bureau said that blanket policies that use transcript withholding as a way to collect these debts are “designed to gain leverage over borrowers and coerce them into making payments.”. Everybody who was stuck behind an improperly withheld transcript is suddenly going to have access to all that opportunity.”

Advocacy 88

Advocacy Policies Report Accessibility 88

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

A federal report on students’ home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap. ” Next page: Why low-income students could be even more at risk for losing internet access. . “This is critical.” “This is critical.”

Groups 49

Groups Accessibility Report Broadband 49

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That includes Barbara Duffield, executive director of SchoolHouse Connection, a nonprofit focused on homeless education advocacy. Duffield has been a longtime advocate, with a history of working on federal policy for homeless education. Some people are convinced that homeless-only schools are a bad idea.

Advocacy 173

Advocacy Outcomes Report Study 173

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 11, 2017

In 2009 as I took a device from a student for failing to follow school policy that student responded to me that school was like a jail. It made me critically reflect not just on our policy towards student devices, but also on a wide range of elements that impacted the learning culture at my school.

Policies 196

Policies Advocacy Strategy Accessibility 196

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

When Digital Promise first began building our micro-credential ecosystem more than six years ago, it was with a commitment to equity and access to professional learning opportunities for all educators. Parents are also increasingly worried about what their children may access or be exposed to online. Accessing reliable information.

Professional Learning 271

Professional Learning Student Data Privacy Social Media Learning 271

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

To create more success stories, we need better policies to support FGLI transfer students. That’s why I am advocating for policies that comprehensively embrace and better support our specific needs after transferring to four-year institutions. Yet I still had trouble finding other resources that would help students like me.

Policies 117

Policies Advocacy Report Groups 117

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

In addition, the federal government, states and colleges too often impose a series of harsh penalties that are unrelated to collecting payments, including restricting access to further federal aid, withholding a student’s academic transcripts and suspending professional and even driver’s licenses. Families cannot afford to wait.

System 141

System Advocacy Accessibility Policies 141

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2022

Also in May, Marshall Plan for Moms, a non-profit organization focused on women’s economic empowerment and promoting public and private sector policies that support mothers, organized a national business coalition for child care with the aim of expanding child care support for employees.

Policies 184

Policies Company Survey Industry 184

Doug Levin

MAY 18, 2015

One cannot be said to have secure IT systems in the absence of a meaningful privacy policy; likewise, one cannot ensure privacy if one’s IT systems also are not secured. Of course, issues of privacy and security are related, but not the same. “ Information security “). “ Information security “). and compliance.

Internet Safety 295

Internet Safety Student Data Privacy Policies Company 295

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Unfortunately, two decades after the Internet became accessible to the masses, many educators still are slow to realize the possibilities that accompany our new digital tools and online environments. They are great models for how to use social media in empowered ways for research dissemination, policy advocacy, and educational impact.

Social Media 262

Social Media Advocacy Twitter Facebook 262

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2024

By serving these families, Gale got access to federal child care subsidies. More than 40 percent of children in West Virginia under age 6 who need child care can’t access it, she explains, pointing to data from Child Care Aware and TEAM for West Virginia Children. ARPA funds allowed Gale to try new teaching activities.

Policies 137

Policies Industry Accessibility Advocacy 137

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

million students accessed the Common App, created a profile and began working on at least one application. He and Preston Magouirk, chief data officer at the nonprofit DC College Access Program, took that step back. This underscores the fact that people who access the Common App at all have a high baseline enrollment rate.

Survey 195

Survey Analysis Advocacy Report 195

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2020

More than 99 percent of schools nationwide have access to speedy and reliable internet, making online learning an option for their students. Now, the most important connectivity statistic is that more than 9 million students do not have internet access at home. And the level of advocacy and support for a solution has snowballed.

Advocacy 132

Advocacy Policies Accessibility Laptops 132

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even as FAST Funds help to fill gaps in social services today, labor leaders think that in the future, the movement has the potential to organize faculty and staff around advocacy for campus policies that actually close those gaps for low-income students and educators. What if you were not just disseminating aid to students?”

Advocacy 169

Advocacy Survey Study System 169

The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2023

He received his doctorate in 2019 and now serves as vice president of programs for The Fortune Society, an education, service and advocacy organization focused on criminal justice and re-entry. Every field has its own state-level licensing board and related policies. Such advocacy has bipartisan support.

Advocacy 98

Advocacy Training Policies Study 98